Middle Tennessee has had a busy stretch of afternoon and evening storms this summer, and the trees that took hits in earlier events are often the ones that fail during the next one. Partially cracked limbs, co-dominant stems that have begun splitting, and trees with root damage from saturated soil are all more vulnerable now than they were in May.
The issue with storm-damaged trees is that a lot of the damage is internal or partially hidden. A branch that cracked at the attachment point might be holding on visually but sitting at a fraction of its normal strength. A tree that leaned slightly after a wet week may have root plate movement that isn't obvious from the ground.
Before the next round of summer storms moves through Williamson County, it's worth a careful walk around any large canopy trees near your home, driveway, or fence line. Look for hanging branches, unusual lean, bark wounds that opened up after a recent storm, and any new cracks at major limb junctions. If something looks different than it did a few weeks ago, that's worth a call.
Have the recent storms caused any visible damage to your trees in Franklin or the surrounding area, or are you mostly keeping an eye on things and hoping for the best?
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